High-Flow Nasal Cannula Use in Children with Bronchiolitis in a Community Hospital Setting: Evaluation of Safety, Flow Limits, and Intensive Care Unit Transfers.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

High-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) oxygen therapy is being used in pediatric wards at increasing rates, including community hospitals that do not have a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). This study describes the use of HFNC in a pediatric ward at a community hospital, evaluating safety, flow limits, and outcomes for children transferred to a PICU.

Methods

A descriptive, single center retrospective cohort study of consecutive subjects from birth to 24 months of age treated with HFNC for bronchiolitis in our pediatric ward from January 2016 to May 2019. We report demographic and clinical characteristics of the patients. The outcomes of interest include episodes of aspiration, pneumothorax, intubation, cardiorespiratory arrest, and transfers to the PICU.

Results

SUBMITTER: Van Winkle PJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8784057 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature